# Build It Up

> Build It Up is an Italian nonprofit founded at ESCP Business School in 2012. Its multi-university student teams provide free, six-month strategic and operational support to early-stage startups, alongside workshops, investor events and hackathons.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Turin, Italy
- **Founders:** Marcello Tedeschi (Co-founder; chairman until 2014), Silvio Marenco (Co-founder and honorary president)
- **Products:** Six-month startup program, Process automation, Go-to-market support, Fundraising support, Strategic materials and pitch decks
- **Notable:** Reports 100+ startups supported and 500+ alumni entrepreneurs and investors., The 2023/2024 report describes more than 10 startups supported by almost 100 associates., The first Automation Hackathon brought together 60 selected participants for 10 hours of building.

## Products & services

- **Six-month startup program** — One project manager and four to five student associates support a startup from October through March, free of charge.
- **Process automation** — Operational and commercial workflow automation.
- **Go-to-market support** — Target segmentation, commercial proof-of-concepts and launch-channel planning.
- **Fundraising support** — Investor mapping, introductions and transaction support.
- **Strategic materials and pitch decks** — Preparation and review of presentations for investors and partners.
- **Outreach** — Lead generation and sales outreach.
- **Events and workshops** — Investor Days, training, business games, company visits and hackathons.

## Achievements

- Reports 100+ startups supported and 500+ alumni entrepreneurs and investors.
- The 2023/2024 report describes more than 10 startups supported by almost 100 associates.
- The first Automation Hackathon brought together 60 selected participants for 10 hours of building.
- Tensive case study reports analysis of more than 20 competitors.

## Latest updates

- **—** — The official team page lists the 2026/2027 leadership: president Andrea Rosa Bernardins, vice presidents Giorgio Farina and Vincenzo Sebastiano, acceleration head Emma Zovi and business development head Eric Rossi Patriarca.
- **—** — The current events page features its first Automation Hackathon with SITPolito, Compri and technology partners.
- **2024-06** — Five supported startups presented at the Investor Deal Table hosted with Banca Generali in Milan.

## Links

- Website: https://builditup.it/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-it-up/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/build_it_up
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builditupofficial/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/builditupitalia

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Last updated: 2026-10-08